APRIL 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1187

Berlin, 17th February, 1909.
SIR,-I have the honour to report that the Deutsches
Kolonialblatt of 15th February publishes a Decree of the
Governor of German New Guinea, dated 22nd November,
1908, proclaiming the Harbourage of Angaur, in the Pelew
Islands, open to foreign shipping.

I have, &c.,
W. E. GOSCHEN.
Sir Edward Grey, Bart., M.P., &c.

Amending Regulations for Adjustment of Compasses.

Marine Department,
Wellington, 23rd April, 1909.
WHEREAS it is enacted by section 201 of " The
Shipping and Seamen Act, 1908," that the Minister
may from time to time make regulations for the adjustment
of compasses, and the transmission of deviation tables, and
the keeping and inspection of compass-error register-books :
And whereas regulations for the adjustment of compasses
were made on the 14th day of March, 1906, and published
in the New Zealand Gazette of the 15th day of the same
month :
And whereas it is desirable to amend such regulations :
Now, therefore, I, John Andrew Millar, Minister of
Marine, do hereby make the following regulation amending
the said regulations of the 14th day of March, 1906:

REGULATION.

The standard compass of vessels not exceeding 50 tons
register plying within the limits set forth in the Schedule
hereto need not be placed on deck, but may be placed in
some other suitable position, and the compass of such
vessels need not be furnished with appliances for taking
observations and bearings unless the master or owner is
required by a Compass Inspector to furnish such appliances.

SCHEDULE.
Inside a line drawn from Bream Head to Cape Colville.
Inside a line drawn from Cape Wiwiki to Cape Brett.
Between the Bluff and any ports or places in Stewart
Island.
Between Havelock and Queen Charlotte Sound and
French Pass.
Between Lyttelton and Okain's Bay and Kaiapoi.
Between Napier and Portland Island and Cape Kid-
nappers.
Between Nelson and Astrolabe and Croixelles.
Between Picton and the French Pass.
Between Tauranga and Katikati on the north and Matata
on the south.
Between Tutukaka and Ngunguru and Rocky Bay.

J. A. MILLAR.

Notice to Mariners No. 31 of 1909.
ALTERATION TO WAILAGILLALA LIGHTHOUSE.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 26th April, 1909.
A CABLEGRAM has been received from the Colonial
Secretary at Fiji notifying that, owing to an
alteration in the Wailagillala Lighthouse, there will be dis-
played from (approximately) the 1st May to the 1st June
next a temporary white light, visible all round the horizon
for a distance of about eight miles in clear weather.
Charts, &c., affected : Admiralty Chart No. 440 ; " Pacific
Islands Sailing Directory," Vol. ii, 1900, Chap. iv, page 217.

J. A. MILLAR.

Amendments of Regulations under which Commissions in
the British Army may be obtained by University Candidates.

Education Department,
Wellington, 20th April, 1909.
IN the regulations under which commissions in the British
Army may be obtained by university candidates, issued
with Army Order 191 of 1907, and contained in the New
Zealand Gazette of the 13th February, 1908, the following
amendments have been made by Army Order 312 of 1908,
and are published for general information.

GEO. FOWLDS,
Minister of Education.

REGULATIONS UNDER WHICH COMMISSIONS IN THE ARMY
MAY BE OBTAINED BY UNIVERSITY CANDIDATES, ISSUED
WITH ARMY ORDER 191 OF 1907.-AMENDMENTS.
For paragraph 10 substitute—
10. In addition to the academic qualifications specified
in paragraph 5, a candidate for nomination must present
certificates of military qualifications, practical and
theoretical.

In this connection—
(1.) He will be required during his residence at the university,
in addition to undergoing the military instruction,
which will form a part of the curriculum of his studies, to
be an "efficient" member of the Senior Division, Officers'
Training Corps (should there be a unit of that corps at the
university to which he belongs), also to be attached to a
Regular unit for a minimum period of six consecutive weeks,
and to obtain a satisfactory certificate as to his proficiency
(Appendix III).

(a.) Under special circumstances, or in a case where
there is no unit of the Officers' Training Corps at
the university, a candidate will be required to be
attached to a Regular unit for six consecutive
weeks in each of two consecutive years, or twelve
consecutive weeks in one year, and obtain satisfactory certificates as to his proficiency (Appendix
III). Before such attachment a candidate will be
required to have been instructed in squad drill, as
laid down in Infantry Training, under arrangements
made by the university to which he belongs.
(b.) For a candidate who is an officer of the Special
Reserve of Officers, the probationary period of
training with a Regular unit will count as the
equivalent of the attachment in (a), and such
candidate will not be required to be a member
of the Officers' Training Corps.
(c.) Application for attachment to a Regular unit should
be made, through the authorities of the university
to which a candidate belongs, to the Secretary, War Office. Arrangements will then be
made, firstly, for his appointment to a commission
on the unattached list for the Territorial Force,
and, secondly, for his attachment to a Regular
unit. In the case of such an unattached officer,
the compulsory provision of uniform will be
limited to the provision of the service dress, with
sword, &c.
(d.) In the case of a student at a colonial university, an
attachment for six consecutive weeks in each of
two consecutive years, or twelve consecutive weeks
in one year, will be required, which attachment
may be to a Regular unit or to a unit of the
Permanent Forces of the colony. Before such at-
tachment, a candidate will be required to have
been instructed in squad drill, in accordance with
Infantry Training, under arrangements made by
the university to which he belongs.
(e.) The attachment of a student at a colonial university
will be arranged between the university authorities and the general officer commanding-in-chief,
or colonial authorities, as the case may be.
Certificates similar to those required from candidates from universities in the United Kingdom
must be obtained (Appendix III).
(f.) During these periods of attachment no candidate
will be eligible for an outfit allowance, nor will he
receive either pay or allowances from Imperial
Army funds.
(2.) He will be required to qualify in military subjects at
an examination which will be held, commencing on the last
Tuesday in March and on the second Tuesday in October
of each year at the several universities, under instructions
from the War Office.

2. For Appendix III substitute—
   APPENDIX III.
   University Candidates for Commissions in the Regular Army.
   The following certificate (or certificates) must be obtained
   from the officer commanding the unit (or units) to which the
   candidate may be attached : —
3. (By a candidate who is not an efficient member of the
   Officers' Training Corps, after a first period of six consecutive
   weeks' attachment.)
   I certify that has been attached to the unit under
   my command from to , and that during the
   attachment he has been attentive to his duties, has made
   the most of his opportunities, and has —
   (a.) A good knowledge of Parts I and II, Infantry
   Training.
   (b.) Fired Table A, Recruits' Musketry Course, Regular
   Forces, as laid down in the Musketry Regulations.
   Station:
   Date:
   Commanding
4. ( (a) By a candidate who is an efficient member of the
   Officers' Training Corps, or (b) by any other candidate, after
   a second period of six consecutive weeks' attachment.)
   I certify that has been attached to the unit under
   my command from to , and that during this
   attachment he has been attentive to his duties, has made
   the most of his opportunities, and has a good knowledge of—
   Part IV, Sections 124–157 and 159–173, Infantry Training; and
   Chapter IV, Combined Training.
   Station:
   Date:
   Commanding